Gard and Coaches vs. Cancer Wisconsin raised over $640,000 at annual Gala

The American Cancer Society's 6th Annual Coaches vs. Cancer Wisconsin Gala was held on Saturday May 4th. Over 700 attendees filled the Kohl Center in downtown Madison to show support for Coaches vs. Cancer Wisconsin. In total over $640,000 were raised, making Madison the host of the #1 Coaches vs. Cancer event in the nation. 

The program is a partnership between the American Cancer Society and UW-Madison Coach Bo Ryan, UW-Milwaukee Coach Rob Jeter, UW-Platteville Coach Jeff Gard, UW-Parkside Coach Luke Reigel and Edgewood College Coach Justin Meyer. This year the event also had the support of CBS Play-By-Play announcer Tim Brando who was the special guest for the evening. 

Nearly 32,000 people in Wisconsin will be diagnosed with cancer – that's more than 87 people every day. Thank you to everyone who joined our team to help them in their fight. Together, we will finish the fight. 

For more details on the event, contact Anne Nardi at (608) 662-7555 or anne.nardi@cancer.org